Page 112 - Indian Railways

Railways to allow card payments at ticket counters

Scheme to cover freight transactions, too

Railways to issue fresh tender for train sets

In a setback to the Railways' plans, none of the five shortlisted bidders for the Rs 2,500 crore project submitted financial bids last month

Railways on fast track to increase train speeds, says Prabhu

The railways is collaborating with various companies from Germany, South Korea, Japan and China to work out the fine prints

Is Modi expecting too much from Prabhu?

Reports say PM is upset over tardy progress in marquee rail projects

ConfirmTkt to solve Railway waitlist issues with 'Alternates'

Available on Android and iOS, app takes into consideration delay in train arrivals and departures while suggesting alternates

Southern Rly eyes Rs 500 cr from auto sector in 10 years

Signs MoUs with ports to bring down cost for export of cars

PM asks railways to speed up station redevelopment

Wants rural rail infra to be used for skill development, leading to increase in non-fare revenue; Railways currently working on revamping 400 stations

Thales to give latest safety tech to Rlys

The French firm has geared up to be part of the plan to provide latest technology for strengthening the safety of India's rail network

Railways aims to speed past expenditure target

The railway is also working on a plan to get over the current problem of project-linked spending in order to get more flexibility

Prabhu promises new measures to revamp 'ailing' Railways

The railway minster said that his ministry is focusing on upgrading facilities for passengers

Indian railways to lay tracks at 7.7 kms per day

Railways has commissioned around 4,800 km of broad gauge track in the last two years

Ambitious capex plans

Where is the surplus to service the railways' debt?

Railways to set up wing to ramp up non-tariff revenue

Non-Fare Box Revenue Directorate would look at advertisements at stations, commercial exploitation of vacant land and space rights over station buildings

Bidders give railways' Rs 2,500-cr tender a miss

The train-set project was announced by Railway Minister in his budget speech last year.

Delays cost railways $16.4 billion, equivalent to annual salary bill

Of the 75 projects lying incomplete for more than 15 years, three were unfinished after 30 years

Pay panel award may keep railways cost optimisation under stress: Official

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has offered Rs 1.5 lakh crore for development of railways

Fall in rly losses on social service duty

Depressed volumes, easing of fuel and traction costs and a minor increase in passenger and freight tariffs are the reasons

Rlys budgeting for 66% drop in fund balance to Rs 3,204 cr in FY17

The fund balance in FY15 was Rs 6,872 cr

Railways signs MoU with Isro to leverage technology to support its operations

The MoU aims for developing Remote Sensing and GIS for remote sensing at unmanned railway crossing

Railways funds set to turn negative in FY17

Rs 6,095-crore shortfall is the first in five years